In expectation of the St Louis Cardinals and their 7-game winning streak with the baseball odds that put them into 1st place, and baseball betting anticipation is building.



Baseball wagering handicappers at the site for baseball bets were becoming discouraged with the Redbirds at the All Star break as they were trailing Cincinnati and losing money as overlays with the baseball odds.

But since returning from the break, the Redbirds have met expectations in their pre season billing as the team to beat in the National League Central Division as they swept the los angeles dodgers in a four match series before claiming the next two games, also at home, versus the Phillies.

The Redbirds confidence, as well as the confidence of bettors, has been boosted by their results versus two playoff teams from a year ago.

St Louis’ problem at the midway point of the season was a roster that wasn’t producing runs in the same manner as previous seasons. The Redbirds ranked 15th for run production, which was causing the efforts of their great pitching staff to be wasted.

St Louis had one of the top starting rotations in the game and ranked 2nd in the big leagues for staff earned run average.

The huge three of the St Louis rotation are as impressive as any in the game. Adam Wainwright had an earned run average of 2.02, a history of 14-5 and with 4 complete competitions, a rarity in today’s baseball.

Chris Carpenter was 11-3 with a 3.05 earned run average and Jaime Garcia was 8-4 with a 2.27 earned run average. Wainwright had 130 strikeouts in 142 innings while Carpenter had 118 in 141 innings of work.

Closer has been the one area of worry with MLB gambling handicappers since Ryan Franklin had a high 3.41 earned run average.

The roster was led by Matt Holliday and Albert Pujols. Pujols was hitting .309 with 22 home runs and 67 runs batted in whilst Holliday was also hitting .309 with 17 home runs and 56 runs batted in.

Although Pujols’ numbers are great for most competitors, they’re a sharp drop-off from his production of recent years. Pujols has never hit beneath last season’s .327 and hit 47 home runs a year ago with 135 runs batted in, numbers that will most likely not be reached in 2010.

The Redbirds have at least re-proven themselves as a team that can make the World Series and as the baseball wagering favorite in the NL Central.

Said manager Tony LaRussa, “We’re playing at a high level. We’re doing a lot of good things, but we’re not mistake-proof.”


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